ZombiU gameplay: how to survive the apocalypse

ZombiU hits Wii U across the UK and Europe tomorrow. VG247’s Dave Cook shows you ten minutes of the game’s opening areas, and talks about surviving the chaos.

Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, ZombiU is an attempt at recapturing the tough nature of classic survival horror games. It’s slow-paced, full of zombies and creepy as all hell. You can check out our appraisal of the full game here:

I’ve been recording the game as I’ve been playing, and I thought it’d be neat to capture some of ZombiU’s opening areas and gameplay mechanics so you can see how it all works, not to mention how the Wii U GamePad factors into the mix.

The ten-minute clip below follows your survivor’s hike through the London Underground to Buckingham Palace. I also show off some combat and GamePad features:

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